OSTEOSTRACI

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Osteostraci mean? 

• OSTEOSTRACI (noun)
  The noun OSTEOSTRACI has 1 sense:

1. extinct group of armored fish-like vertebrates; taxonomy is not clear

  Familiarity information: OSTEOSTRACI used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OSTEOSTRACI (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Extinct group of armored fish-like vertebrates; taxonomy is not clear

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Cephalaspida; Osteostraci; suborder Cephalaspida; suborder Osteostraci

Hypernyms ("Osteostraci" is a kind of...):

animal order (the order of animals)

Meronyms (members of "Osteostraci"):

cephalaspid; osteostracan (extinct jawless fish of the Devonian with armored head)

Holonyms ("Osteostraci" is a member of...):

order Ostracodermi; Ostracodermi (extinct group of armored jawless vertebrates; taxonomy is not clear)